Melissa said in response to Graham in response to Jim (I think): >On Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 12:35:44 PM PST, Graham wrote: > >There are a lot of sites for formal Risk analysis with rigorous approaches to risk assessment. I haven't seen any examples specific to paddling.<< >The Tsunami Rangers have developed a class rating system for the sea similar to the white water river/rapid class rating system: http://site.netopia.com/tsunami/seaconditionsratingsystem/ Melissa< The Washington Kayak Club may still use the one George Gronseth helped oversee, namely the Sea Kayak Trip Classification system. I noticed it was published in the latest special issue of "Kayak Touring" by Canoe & Kayak Magazine. (I usually don't bother with these special editions as they are somewhat banal for anyone other than entry-level paddlers, but the recent issue had a great piece (two actually) by Jon Turk - one titled "Ocean Chaos" that should be an interesting read for beginners, I'm sure!) I'm also looking forward to the new book on sea kayaking and risk co-authored by Doug Alderson of local fame and Mike Pardy of ORS. That a publisher was/is willing to take on the "risk" of actually publishing a book with a high content given to risk management specific to paddling is a real feather in the cap of these fine two long-time paddlers. The book is titled "Handbook of Safety and Rescue" and is due out in March. I hope all my comments above meet with the approval of the individuals referenced - if not, I apologize proactively. I'm afraid to open my mouth these days - too busy most days anyway to post. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ "Whatever can be said at all can be said clearly and whatever cannot be said clearly should not be said at all." Ludwig Wittgenstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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